Iosif Prjevalski

Iosif Prjevalski (17 June 1767-late October 1805) was a Russian captain who led the sloop "Boris". He died in the Sinking of the Boris.w

Biography
Born in Odessa in Little Tatary (present-day Ukraine), Iosif Prjevalski became the captain of 18-gun sloop "Boris" when it was put into service in 1805. He fought the Ottoman Empire sloop "Kilik Reais" in the Black Sea in late October 1805, determind to capture her, but he was killed by cannon fire.